Resilience: It's not just 'bouncing back'

In the latest episode of my podcast, I look at how individuals can expand their perspective on resilience.

There are so many misconceptions when it comes to resilience. That it's just about keeping going, persistence, bouncing back. When over-simplified like this, it can lead to disappointment, unhelpful behavioural responses and interpersonal difficulties.

Instead, we can benefit from viewing resilience as something inherently flexible, a way of responding to difficulty that is based on our context, and one that allows us to pause or even give up completely - if that's what's helpful.

Let me know what you think about resilience and how you maintain a helpful focus on your own resilience. You can email your thoughts to 'podcast at worklifepsych dot com' or join WorkLifeSpark and join the conversation there!

You can find Ep205 of 'My Pocket Psych' wherever you get your podcasts or stream directly from worklifepsych.com/podcast/205

Thanks for listening!